white with a large red disk
(representing the sun without rays) in the center

Internet Code

.jp

Airports

174 (2003 est.)

Bordering
Countries

Records

Most populous urban
agglomeration in the world = Tokyo (population = 34 M).
Official world record of men's longevity = Shigechiyo Izumi (died in 1986
at the age of 120 y and 237 days).
Japan has the world record of average life expectancy : 80.6 years (men =
77, women = 84).
7th largest island in the world = Honshu (230 900 Km2).
Longest suspension bridge in the world = Akashi-Kaiko (1990 m).
Longest tunnel in the world = Seikan (53.9 Km).
The biggest statue in the world = Buddha's statue of bronze in Tokyo
(height=120 m, width=35 m).
Highest cost of living in the world = Tokyo and Osaka. (source = Guiness
Book 2003)